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In accordance with the mission of the University of San Francisco, University Ministry's Social Justice Program invites students to step outside of their familiar university lives, walk with people at the margins of society, and in doing so, open their minds and hearts to personal transformation.

The Social Justice Program provides community based learning in the Jesuit tradition: insertion experience, social analysis, reflection, and action.

Our Social Justice Program aims to:

Promote “faith that does Justice”

Develop leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world

Inspire students to live lives of hope, passion, integrity, and purpose

Instill in students the values of service and social justice for social change

Demonstrate an understanding of the diversity of the human experience and the importance of inclusive unity

Develop an understanding of students' abilities and gifts

Demonstrate an understanding of group dynamics and effective teamwork

Explore greater understanding of community, social issues and the self in community

In the Jesuit Catholic tradition, we challenge our students to be contemplatives in action who:

Engage in experiences that challenge their perceptions

Reflect with thoughtful attention to the influence and meaning of these experiences

Allow their discernment to shape and transform their purpose in the world

Actively develop relationships of compassion, justice, and advocacy

Participate and promote programs that strive to create a more humane and just world

Ignatian 6-Minute Challenge

University Ministry is launching the Ignatian 6 Minute Challenge. We are challenging you and your department/office/club/organization to make a call, take a stand, and let your congress know you’re against President Trump's executive orders affecting immigrants and refugees.

Solidarity in Action

Engage and build community by volunteering your time with nonprofit organizations throughout San Francisco that work on issues of homelessness, poverty, substance abuse, environmental degradation, and more.

Social Justice Clubs

Tutoring Program

Do you love teaching, working with children, and making a positive impact in the community? Join our Tutoring Program and support elementary students in schools within the Mission District. Tutors receive financial compensation for their time, and transportation to and from the schools is provided.